You may think that you’re leaving all the pollution, dust and unhealthy particles at the door when you step into your home, but in fact, indoor air may be up to five times as polluted as the outdoors, thanks to the residue left by such innocuous materials as paint, furniture, carpets, toys and more. But now there’s a new gadget that’s pegged to help monitor and address these air quality issues – the Awair 2nd Edition.
The original Awair gadget was among the first notably effective and easy-to-use air quality monitoring devices to enter the market, and tracked four key components that impact your health and quality of life – temperature, humidity, toxic chemical residue and carbon dioxide.
The updated version sees the addition of invisible dust particles smaller than 2.5 microns that can enter your blood stream and cause health issues like asthma and allergies. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), these particles can even lead to decreased lung function and aggravate existing medical conditions like heart disease.
Thankfully, the Awair monitors all these unwanted elements in real time, with the helpful addition of proffering up useful tips to get better air quality via reports in the companion app. The US$189 gadget, which is crafted from natural materials, can also be seamlessly synced to your Nest, Alexa or IFTTT smart home system. Find out more in the introductory video below.